Support for sound records or blanks.



PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

L. STEINBERGER.

SUPPORT FOR SOUND RECORDS 0R BLANKS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.14. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

WI TNESSES:

UNITED STATES LOUIS STEINBERGER, OF NEIV YORK,

Patented August 2, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,543, dated August 2, 1904.

Application filed November 14, 1903. Serial No. 181,191. (No model.)

To all 1072 0771. it TIMI/y concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS STEINBERGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Support for Sound Records or Blanks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

y invention relates to supports for sound records or blanks, and admits of general use, but is intended more particularly for soundrecords having cylindrical or substantially cylindrical form.

My invention embodies quite a number of improvements hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

First among these improvements is the making of the record spool or support in composite form, so that the same may be transferred from one record to another, and thus used repeatedly; second, to preventthe spool or analogous support from rolling; third, to keep the record-cylinder out of contact with a table or other support upon which the device may chance to rest; fourth, to cushion the cylinder portion relatively to the spool portion of the record, and, fifth, to provide for packing and shipping the blanks or records. These and other advantages are attained by a structure described in the accompanying drawings.

It is a fact well known that blanks or records made of ordinary wax or wax-like material are very fragile and are frequently cracked or broken in the act of placing them upon a recording or reproducing machine. The ordinary cylindrical blanks or records are very frequently cracked or broken by merely falling from a vertical to a horizontal position. Even if not cracked the delicate surface is destroyed by the least degree of violent usage. By using my support or holder the blank or record is practically rendered so durable that it may be thrown over with considerable force and yet without injuring the delicate blank or record portion or marring the record-surface thereof.

It is broadly stated that my invention comprises a sound record or blank support or holder made of any suitable material and constructed, preferably, as shown and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters of reference indi- .spools or supports as nested for shipping.

The 'revoluble cylinder 1 is provided internally' with flanges 2 3 for engaging a mandrel and has an external flange e at one of its ends. The other of its ends is engaged by a ring 5 having angular facets 5 and which is screwed upon the end of the sleeve or cylinder 1 by' means of a thread 6, as indicated more particularly in Fig. 2. The facets 5 prevent the support from rolling upon the surface on which the support may lie. A cylindrical sleeve 7 of yielding material, preferably of felt or of any felt-like substance, encircles the greater part of the cylinder 1. Disposed at either end of the sleeve 7 are washers 8 9 of yielding material. These washers are clamped against the ends of the record portion 10 of the cylinder proper by means of pressure from the clamping-ring 5 when the same is screwed into position.

In Fig. 4: is shown another purpose for the angular facets 5. A convenient number of spools 5 are packed in a box 11, the facets 5 being i tted against each other and against the sides of the box, as indicated. By this means the several record-surfaces do not touch, and yet no packing material is required as between the supports and the box. Even when packed in this shape the yieldable members 7, 8, and 9 serve to protect the record portion 10 against breakage by violent shocks. seen that one feature of my invention isquite valuable for shipping records or blanks to a distance. The expense of packing records in cotton or other inside packing material is con- It will thus be siderable; but this expense will be saved by packing the records as indicated. inFig. 4.

Should the record be dropped or struck a blow for any cause, the resilience of the sleeve 7 prevents undue shock to the fragile material of which the record portion is composed. The washers 8 9 also tend to lessen the effect of shock; but the action of these washers is slightly different from that of the cylindersleeve 7 for the reason that they cushion shocks in a direction at right angles to that of the cylindrical sleeve. I

It will be understood, of course, that the material of which the delicate record 10 is made is quite frail and that the record-lines are very easily obliterated by contact of the record portion with ulterior objects.

By the use of the sound-record or support above described the same spool or support may be used indefinitely, and the structure of the spool or support is such as to permit the surface of the record portion to be turned off and used again without removing the record portion from the spool.

I do not limit myself to the particular form of spool or support shown, nor to facets of the kind described, nor in every instance to the use of facets. Neither do I limit myself to the exact construction of any part or parts shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

1. A support for sound records or blanks, comprising aspool-like member provided with facets for preventing the same from rolling, and also provided with means for supporting and retaining sound records or blanks.

2. A support for sound records or blanks, comprising a spool-like member, a cylindrical member of resilient material encircling the same, a record or blank portion of substantially cylindrical form encircling the cylindrical member of resilient material, and a pair of washers of resilient material disposed against the ends of said spool-like member.

3. As an article of manufacture, a supportfor sound records or blanks, comprising a substantially cylindrical sleeve provided at one of its ends witha flange integral therewith and at its other end with a thickened portion and with a thread, a ring provided with a thread for engaging said thread upon said thickened portion, and a record or blank por tion encircling a portion of said sleeve and disposed intermediate of said flange and said ring.

4c. In adevice of the character described, the combination of a record portion or blank, and a supporting member therefor, said supporting member being provided with portions extending beyond the surface of said record, and provided with facets for engaging a fixed surface and for preventing rolling motion of th device.

5. As an article of manufacture, a support for sound records or blanks, comprising a substantially cylindrical portion provided at one of its ends with a flange rigidly connected thereto, said flange being provided with surfaces of arbitrary conformity for engaging a fixed surface and thereby preventing rolling motion of'said support.

6. A support for sound records or blanks, comprising a member provided with a surface for engaging a sound record or blank, and also provided with facets for engaging a fixed surface, th'ereby preventing'said sound record or blank from rolling.

7. A sound record or blank, comprising a substantially cylindrical member provided with a sound-recording surface and also provided with means whereby said member may be mounted, said member being further provided with surfaces of arbitrary conformity for engaging fixed surfaces, thereby preventing said member from rolling.

8. A support for sound records or blanks, comprising a longitudinal sleeve provided at one of its ends with a flange, a ring for detachably engaging its other end for the purpose of supporting and retaining sound records or blanks, and means for cushioning said sound records or blanks relatively to said flange and said ring.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a sound record or blank, a support therefor, and washers engaging the ends of said sound record or blank, and also engaging said support for the purpose of causing indirect engagement between said ends of said sound record or blank and said support.

10. As an article of manufacture, a spoollike member provided at its ends with a plurality of resilient cushioning-washers engaging the same for the purpose of clamping a record cylinder or blank upon said spool-like member and out of immediate contact with said ends.

11. As an article of manufacture, a support for sound records or blanks, comprising a longitudinal spool-like portion, a substantially cylindrical sound record or blank disposed adjacent thereto, and mechanism disposed intermediate of said spool-like member and said sound record or blank so as to space the ends of said sound record or blank from the ends of said spool-like portion.

12. A support for sound records or blanks, comprising a longitudinal member provided with a flange, a sound record or blank encircling said longitudinal member, resilient members engaging said sound records or blanks, one of said resilient members also engaging said flange, and detachable clamping mechanism engaging one of said resilient members and also engaging said longitudinal member for the purpose of clamping said sound record or blank.

13. A support for sound records or blanks,

comprising a spool-like member provided with flanges, a sound record or blank portion partially encircling said spool-like member, and means for cushioning said sound record or blank portion relatively to said flanges.

14. As an article of manufacture, a support for sound records or blanks, comprising a spool-like member provided with means for preventing the same from rolling, and also provided with means for supporting and retaining sound records or blanks thereupon.

15. In a device of the character described, the combination of a sound record or blank portion and a supporting member therefor, said supporting member being provided with a portion extending beyond the surface of said sound record or blank portion, and further provided with means for engaging a fixed surface, and thereby preventing said supporting member from rolling.

16. As an article of manufacture. a support for sound records or blanks comprising a longitudinal member provided with flanges, said flanges having surfaces of arbitrary conformity for engaging a fixed surface and thereby preventing rolling motion of said support when resting upon said surface, said support being further provided with means for engaging a sound record or blank.

17. As an article of manufacture, a support for sound records or blanks comprising a member provided with means for sustaining a sound record or blank, said member being further provided with means for preventing rolling motion of said support when resting on a fixed surface.

18. As an article of manufacture, a support for sound records or blanks comprising a spoollike member provided with means for preventing the same from rolling when resting on a fixed surface, said spool-like member being provided with means for securing a sound record or blank thereupon.

19. The combination of a sleeve-likemeniber provided with a portion of comparatively small diameter and with a flange, a clamping member engaging said portion of comparatively small diameter, and a sound record or blank encircling said sleeve-like member, said sound record or blank being of proper length to be held firmly in position by pressure exerted upon its ends by said flange and said clamping member.

20. A support for sound records or blanks, comprising a longitudinal sleeve having a flange integral therewith, said sleeve having a portion of comparatively small diameter provided with a screw-thread, and a clamping member engaging said screw-thread for the purpose of securing sound records or blanks between said clamping memberand said flange.

21. A support for sound records or blanks, coniprising a longitudinal revoluble member provided with a flange, a sound record or blank disposed adjacent to said revoluble member, and mechanism for forcing said sound record or blank toward said flange for the purpose of securing said parts firmly together.

22. In a device of the character described, the combination of a sound record or blank, a member provided with a flange adapted to support said sound record or blank, resilient members engaging said sound record or blank and said flange, and clamping mechanism for locking said sound record or blank relatively to said member provided with said flange.

23. In a device of the character described, the combination of a sound record or blank portion, and a supporting member therefor, said supporting member being provided with portions extending beyond the surface of said sound record or blank portion, and also provided with means for engaging a fixed surface, and thereby preventing rolling motion of the device.

2%. In a device of the character described, the combination of a sound record or blank, a support therefor, and resilient members engaging the ends of said sound record or blank, and also engaging said supporting member.

25. In asupport forsound records or blanks, the combination of a spool-like member, and a member of resilient material, said spool-like member and said member of resilient material being provided with surfaces independent of each other for supporting sound records or blanks.

26. In a device of the character described, the combination of a sound record or blank, a supporting member therefor, said supporting member being provided with flanges, and resilient members disposed intermediate of said sound record or blank, said flanges and said supporting member.

27. As an article of manufacture, a substantially cylindrical member provided with a sound recording surface and with means whereby said member may be mounted, said member being further provided with surfaces of arbitrary conformity extending outwardly therefrom for engaging a supporting-surface and preventing said substantially cylindrical member from rolling.

28. An an article of manufacture, asubstantially cylindrical member provided with a surface for recording sound-waves, and also with means whereby said member may be mounted, said member being further provided with surfaces of arbitrary conformity for engaging a supporting-surface and thereby preventing said member from rolling.

29. As an article of manufacture, a longitudinal member of substantially cylindrical form provided with a recording-surface and with means for preventing said member from rolling when resting upon a supporting-surface.

30. As an article of manufacture, a substantially cylindrical member provided with a recording-surface and With facets for engaging a sup porting-surface, thereby preventing said substantially cylindrical member from rolling.

31. As an article of manufacture, a substantially cylindrical member provided with a surface for recording sound-waves, and also with means whereby said member maybe mounted,

said member being further provided with IO means for preventing said substantially cylindrical member from rolling when resting in a longitudinal position on a supporting-surface.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS STEINBERGER. H

' Witnesses:

WVALToN HARRISON, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

